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Discovering I may have the cleanest AC power in USA

PS Audio Noise Harvesters are on sale. $50 each.. So naturally I had to buy a pair. 36 hours later in my home.Well I clean the prongs, Caig Gold them, and plug them in.
Nothing.
Nothing.
I am wondering broken? DOA?
I move them to other outlets not on my stereo in the kitchen, in the bathroom (the bathroom has a air cleaner plugged in the same outlet, motor running). OK a single blink.
I remember the dimmer thing. Plug the Noise Harvesters into the stereo again.. and turn on the only dimmer in the place (in the bedroom, on a different circuit) KABLAM!!! Now they are blinking pretty regular. OK they are NOT broken.They also blink when I put them on an Adcom AC box also on different circuit than stereo. Both the Cable internet box and the WiFi box are on it. And yes they blink every minute or so.I checked the Furman REF 20 outlets, no blink. The direct to the amp.. no blink.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
So I apparently have just naturally the cleanest AC line in America? (For my stereo equipment.)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Part of it may be the fact I packed the duplex enclosure 20 amp single line I use for the stereo with small quartz crystals coated with Automotive dielectric grease, in small baggies, the duplex is also the Furutech GTX NCF type, and the wall plugs are also filled with the loose small quartz crystals, plus some flattened baggies of the crystals wrapped around the outside shell of the plugs at the wall
Good thing I only ordered two of the Noise Harvesters. More are not needed. (and I actually do not even need the two. but that is OK. I can keep them as a sentinel, to know if I ever get noise on the lines.
So I do not know if my home made anti noise crystals work magic? (along with the Furutech NCF which is basically a refined version of my own crystals) or if I really do have some of the cleanest AC around. (PS I live in a 90 unit apartment building, folks above below, around me. Things like my frig I have several ferrite cores with the AC zipcord wire wrapped in and around them, ditto air cleaners, lamps..
elizabeth
glupson
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elizabeth,


Could it be that it has nothing to do with your electricity supply but "simple" distance from some offending product? The devices you bought may have some use for people who cannot keep electrical components at any distance, it seems. Am I reading your posts right or distance had nothing to do with it?


n80,

Drop in barometric pressure will disturb the balance but will, at the same time, deepen the bass. Play some rap today and check weather forecast for tomorrow to tell you what kind of music to play. Brisk cold days are perfect for some alto, as long as you do not have plasma tweeters.

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audioman58
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Hello 2 things to Mention look this up Used by the best in Aviation,
electronics,Audio. Stabilant -2. Tons of awards.Even Nasa uses it
it is far better then Craig , it is a super conductor and still non conductive until a current is fed to it, and verystable  conservatively if you clean all contacts with high quality Isopropyl alcohol ,I use 99% on a Amazon, then a thin coat of Stabilant-22
it will enhance and protect a minimum of 12 years if you are not removing them. Well proven made in Canada. I have been using it for years ,tried Craig,Kontac Silver pastes ,Furutech Nono fluid
they all have to be renewed every year or so ,and still not as good.
great o Vacuum Tube pins also temps to 430+ degrees.
also IFI  Audio AC purifiers at $99 each are outstanding even if you 
have a good line conditioner, dedicated mains- well grounded 
and Gold Copper outlets as I do , you put 1 on each outlet  and in yourconditioner  a cumulative improvement . If nothing else check 
them out . The PS Audio is very good for the money.The Ifi Audio 
is  a bit more extensive in noise reduction . Abbington Audio-UK
is themother company which build good products. They have a US headquarters and full $$ money back 30 days satisfaction 
i buy on Amazon freeprimeshipping ,if anything don’t work out 
free returns  can’t beat-0 risk !!
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cleeds
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The effects of dirty AC, and the benefits of cleaning it up, are actually incredibly easy and free for anyone to demonstrate to themselves. I  ... proved it by double-blind testing ... simple test: flip off all the breakers. This electrically disconnects all the wire in all those circuits leaving only the system powered ... this is almost tailor made for double-blind testing. I had a friend over, asked his wife what is your favorite track? Would it be okay if I played it twice? In between I walked out to the garage and flipped the breakers. When I came back before I could even ask she jumped up and said what did you do it sounded SO MUCH BETTER!
That is not a double-blind test.
Now someone paying attention may wonder, what really happened? Was it RFI? Or EMF?
It's impossible to say. The test wasn't valid.
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twoleftears
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Do the Harvesters need to be on the same individual circuit that your system is getting power from, or can they be anywhere in the house (so long as all house circuits go back to the same one box)?
glupson
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"That is not a double-blind test."
+1 (I am not sure it really mattered in that situation, but double-blind it was not)
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